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Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-20
TALKING UP TRADE.
A Tri-City Shippers Association
Formed.
The Articles ofAgreement--Adjourn-
Ment Until Next saturday for Eiec-
tiOn of Oificers---A Good Thing.

Agreeable to the sentiment of pre-
vious meeting held at Davenport last
Saturday evening. there was largely at
tended meeting of the principal shippers
of Davenport, Moline and Rock Island
held in the reading rooms of the Harper
house at 2;30 Yesterday afternoon. The
majority of the manufacturing establish>
meuts and wholesale houses of the three
cities were represented Geo H. French
presided, and Mr. j. r. Nutting was
secretary Certain of those present mani
tested peculiar disposition to enveiop
the meeting IN secrecy, and it was
intimated at the outset that the pres
sence of press representatives was not
desirable. The reporters consequently
gracefully retired with the consollns
intelligence that they would be furnished
with whatever information it might be
thought prudent TO give the public, and
one of the newspaper men was singled
out to receive the information and i'm
part it tn the others-a sort of speaking
trumpet for the others less favored
This method OF transmission was not
wholly satisfactory TO the other reporters,
and each reporter relied on his other
rpaDurcPs for The nrorpedinVS and the cons
sequence was that the favored represen-
tative appears 10 have received less of
the actual and more important part of
the proceedings than those who tshed
with their own hooks.
A committee on organization appointed
at a previous meeting reported the fole
lowing
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-20

james Russell Lowell will sail for EuC-
land on the 2lst of this month from Bos-
ton.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-20

Lord Clifford. who died some little time
ago, left $400,000 to the four Scotch
universities.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-20

While we like to see our neighbor get along
und prosper, it vhas pretty hardt to forgif
der aunt who dies und leafs him legacy
Carl Dunder.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-20
Coal, Potatoes, Etc.

grocery, or at 1898 Second avenue Fol
onions and potatoes, apply under hiay
Bros, old stand. Second avenue
TpuN W ApLEp
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-20
LOCAL NOTICES.

Offerman's Island for church and
society picnIcs; Steamer Dick Clyde. For
terms apply to John Bleuer, l2l
Eighteenth street. Rock Island
E. E. Parmenter, attorney at law
Makes collections. loans money and will
attend to any legal business intrusted to
him. Office, postoffice block. Rock Isl
and, Ills. ds&s1y
Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co of
Boston, Mass, organized 1872 Assets
nearly 81 ,0OO0O0 E. " Hurst. agent.
Office over Rock Island National Bank
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-20

The store building formerly occupied
by W. H. Lundy on Second avenue; en-
quire of, E, Z. PARMENTER
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-20
CHANCERY NOTICE.

swEENEs Il wALkkR. Compl Is Sol
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-11

vada City, and others experiencing shoe ks
though little damage was done. At Char
lesiowp. 5 C., on the same day, two shocks
were felt, neither of which did any dam.
age.
Yellow fever has broken out at Key
West, Fla where thirteen cases have sp
reared. four resulting fatally, six on June
ID we're sick and three cOnvalescent
James G. Blaine, with his wife and two
daughters, sailed on Wednesday last for
Southampton ON the steamer Ems, Mr.
Jones, Of the Republican National Com
mittee, went to York to meet Mr. Blaine
on Tuesday. He remarked TO contiding
reporter that he did not "think Mr.. Blaine
was seeking the nomination" of 1888.
Cardinal Gibbons arrived In Baltimore
from Rome on Tuesday, and was very
warmly received by both the clergy and
the laity of that city. lie refused to talk
of his probable course OF action regarding
the labor question: but others intimate
with the cardinal have limited that the out
come will be that while the right Of labors
10 unite for common benefit In legal way
will not be questioned, nevertheless Catho
lies will be prohibited from taking part In
boycotts or joining any organization which
practices intimidation or bind Its members
to secrecy or obedience to leaders
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-11

keepers are not made In that way. II Is
notorious that not one university graduate
In thousand is comp tent to keep up a
set of books, much less open them.
The chances are a thousand 70 one that the
man who has been In commercial bust.
ness will understand book keeping while
the college graduate and the farmer Will
net This is the common. every day ex'
perience Of men, which voters as we'll AS
jurors have the right TO take into consider
alton In deciding the question at issue. 1t
In no wise follows that because Mr.. Adams
took a course at Fowler institute and then
taught school that ut Is all different" and
that he Is competent book-keeper. Keep
Ing the accounts of hotel, or even super
vising them In case he had clerk, require
a greater familiarity with accounts than Is
the usual requirement of Il graduate of a
country college or the teacher Of district
school
The Republican further says:
we uUIcTStduu tIlS Is CDUCtutu, anu
that Mr.. White has already selected two
men--W. l.. Milligan and Dan Maher-to
do the work of the Office In the event of his
election, and that he does not propose to
do any of it himself
Who comedies this? Certainly not Mr..
White, who has denied In the most EN-.
phatic manner that he has selected any
man as yet to act as his clerk. The story
Is false on its face, for 1t Is lot likely any
treasurer would have t,co men TO do the
work of one, one of whom the Board pays
a salary, and keep another TO be paid out
of his own salary. In considering all such
"stutf' as campaign lies are made of, 1t is
just as well TO remember that Matthew
White is a man who is as much Interested
In the careful management of the affairs
of the treasury as any man in the county.
II elected he will be responsible p'cHatdr-
liz for the moneys he receives; the cost of
errors falls en- him and his estate; and IL is
not good sense to expect that man In
Mr.. Whites position is going deliberately
10 wreck his future and his estate just to
fulfill republican prophecies. And that
Mr.. White must depend for the accuracy of
his book keeping upon clerks is not a whit
more certain than that Mr. Adams will
Indeed, as we said before, the business of
he two men In life has been such as TO in
licate that the chances are that Mr. Adams
would need clerk great deal more than
Mr.. White will
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-11
THE TREASuRERSHIP.

Tuesday next Is the date for the election
of county treasurer, to fill the vacancy of
something over three years,
Over one week of the canvass has gone
Every republican paper has come to hand
and we have as yet failed to find single
valid reason offered why Matthew White
should not be elected county treasurer.
That he should be elected is obvious, for
this county is democratic by 800 majority /;
and in urging the election of Mr.. Wright
Adams the republicans are bound to offer
a valid, reasonable objection to the election
of Mr.. White. They have not as yet done
so.
They sag, "Mr. White is Incompetent
that notwithstanding his large business ex-
perlence "he Is not TO be blamed for lack
of clerical ability or other educational quail
ifications for the Office!
But they do not show that he does lack
those qualifications. Rather they assume
that because he has not had the privilege
of an academic course In such world.
renowned educational institution as the
Fowler Institute of Newark, Kendall
county, ILL.,, therefore he cannot keep
books Some of us who have "gone thro
the mill" and been polished off" at some
or other of these famous country universi-
ties, could throw little light on the abil-
tiles of their graduates to keep books--es-
pecially dog. cared copies of Cornelius
Nepos, and the first book Of the Gdliia est
omnia dieisa, &c. This little episode of
an academic course at Fowler Institute,
as preparatory course for the county
treasurership, is all well enough to recite
to the marines; but would never fool an
expert book keeper. Commercial book
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-11
DEMOCRATIC DUTY.

The friends OF Wright Adams are max.
| ing the boast that he will be elected 10 the
office of County Treasurer on Tuesday next
by democratic votes, and every issue of the
republican papers If the county restate the
proposition. In their iteration and reiter.
alton of II they have become so offensive
that we desire TO inquire why any demo
crat should support Mr.. Adams?
Is it because he Is the nominee of re-
publican convention, that applauded when
the charge was made that democratic of
the representative of the most offensive
partisanism Is 1t because he Is repub-
lican OF type that still believes the South
is 10 a state Of rebellion, and that the war
has not been fully put down? There is
such thing as democrats supporting,
when there is no politics at issue, repub
lican whose republicanism Is not of such
a character as Mr. Adams, but why in a
political contest democrats should take up
on themselves the duty of defeating their
own nominee and electing one who has al
ways denounced the democratic party, is
beyond comprehension. The idea is az
surd.
viii democrats support Mr. Adams be-
cause he is member of the Republican
Central Committee, and In that capacity
has spent time and money trying to defeat
democratic nominees because they were
democratic nominees?
Will democrats lend aid to Mr.. Adams
because he is meek and subservient client
of Ralph Plumb ever ready to aid the
Streator statesman in his attempts to secure
public place
viii democrats give their votes to Mr..
Adams simply to insure republican success
in LA Sale county year hence, in pres
idential year? Disguise it as they may,
the managers of Mr. Adams's campaign
hope for his success only AS means of
aiding them in their schemes In the presi-
dental year, and the democrat who votes
for Mr. Adams now lends aid and comfort
to the enemy In that contest.
The republicans of this county are In
the habit of voting their ticket as printed
and democrats should do the same. There
Is no reason why Ia the present instance
every democrat in La Sale county should
not vote for Matthew White as against
Wright Adams
Matthew White Is democrat and the
of democratic convention
Wright Adams is a partisan republican,
the nominee of bitterly partisan conven.
ton. Financially, morally and intellectu-
ally, Matthew White Is the equal of Wright
Adams, and hence on such score he is en-.
titled to every democrats vote. HI is just
AS honest and upright a citizen, and the
financial affairs of La Sale county can
just as safely be entrusted to his keeping.
Democrats in the present election owe
present and future duty to the democratic
party, and the fulfilling of 1t requires them
to vote with unanimity for the democratic !
candidate for county treasurer. In no
other way can the organization of the party
be held intact for the greater contest of
900
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-11

The GU G, rs the organ of the prohibi.
ZIONIST democrats, says OF the proposed dis
tillery In Ottawa Better let 1t go by de-
fault. Ottawa's advantages will not be
improved by numbering distillery
amongst her industries" 1t is no anti.
temperance argument to say that, on the
contrary, 1t would add very materially to
Ottawa. 1t "a the only project that can
bring back to Ottawa her lost grain trade.
If distillery using half million bushels
of grain a year, for which slight advance
over local or Chicago prices would be paid,
could be set downihere, 1t would add enor.
mously to Ottawas trade, while, on the
other hand, II would not add one single
drop of liquor to the amount consumed
here. II is doubtful If drop of Ottawa
made spirits would ever be consumed In
Ottawa. since the regulations Of the rev.
enue department would operate In a man.
ner TO make local sales difficult, If not i'm
possible. This feeling that distillery
would increase drink in Ottawa Is all bosh
has no foundation in fact, not the slight.
est: while on the other hand 1t would make
Ottawa the best grain market from Peoria
to Chicago, and would benefit Ottawa to
the extent of at least 100000 a year in
money spent here for grain that does not
now come here, nine-tenths of which
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-11

never hesitated to urge u party consiiera
NON to the voters of the county In selecting
sheriff, as It now does In selecting a treas
urer, knowing that as between Mr.. White
and Mr.. Adams the visible evidence OF
ability to fiji the office are clearly In Mr..
Whites favor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-11

Vote yourself on Tuesday and take your
Democratic neighJors 10 Tie polls nth you.
Remember that tie defeat Of Aathe~ White
on Tuesday may cause the defeat ofthe party
n near hence.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-11

Vote yourSelf on tn Sday and take your
democratic neighJors to tie poiis rtM you,
Remember that tie dcteot Of Nattecc White
on Tuesdoy may cause tie deteat Of tie party
a Year hence.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-11
Ottawa, H., June II, 1887.

Entered at the Post OIacs at OHdod. IHip0is as
Second Cidss NdR matter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-11

Our esteemed contemporary, the Wochen-
bjah, says the Germans ought to vote for
Mr.. Adams because he Is an American.
Pray, what is Mr. White! Mr. White was
born in this country; speaks English and
only English, and never was out of the L.
s. In his life. If that doesn't make man
an American citizen, what can?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-11

Parts of California and Nevada were Wis
tied by an earthquake shock on Friday last,
the cities of Sacramento, Carson City, Ne.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-11

The Democrat Press says: There Is no
city. The old wheelhorses, shoulder to
shoulder with the younger democracy, are
doing all in their power to- promote the
candidacy of Mr.. White. His name is well
received on all sides, and that he will be
victorious next Tuesday there is not the
least doubt"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-08
PETERSS WIFE-AND SOME OTHER WIVES.

The Drtron Free Frssa
any dear said Mrs Peters to her husband tho other
Rule meanr
at means said Peters with the air of sage. that
the Irish want to govern Ireland themselves"
They are tired OF the tyranny OF tile Gar they o.
" lhe czari what are you talking about"
"Morse and more OF II. DO you 10 tell me that
you don't know that Ireland Is under the rule OF Eng.
iandI"
ION. so tits Isn't Queen Victoria good to themi Pm
sure she looks real nice In her pictures She can't DO
very bOrr1d."
shes horrid enough the Irish Now you listen and
I'll explain the Home Rule business to you. 1 want
my vile TO be informed on so important a subject You
ION. Yes he's Queen Vlctoriss or something else
WHAT are you talking about Have married raw.
ing lunatic -
There now; you go getting cross about nothing
wouldn't talk 10 my wife like that for all the Irish on
earth Gladstone Is the King or President Gar or
whatever the ruler OF Ireland s isn't hei But 1t doesn't
sound ike an Irish name"
/" He's no more Irish than TN Chinese. Now Won nav
attention and I'll tell you all about IT, For years the leo-
pie OF Ireland have long been dssat.shed-'
with Gladstonei''
with Victoria theni Well, ~
I" Not with her alone They have been shamefuly on
pressed and their rights and liberties restricted
coercion and"
Coercion means the same prohibition does here
doesn't 1T"
Have you any at all I'd like to see the English
rulers try the prohibition game the Irish In Ireland
They'd ride Queen Victoria rail and lynch Parliament
IN body ms homo rule middle wouldn't be thing
Coercion species of tyranny that depryes the Irish
OF almost all individual liberty You've heard OF Par
nenI"
Hes the man who has just been around the world on
bicycle, isn't hei"
Great Cssarl I've a notion TO 20 right down town
ana apply for divorce Amy Jury In the land would give
II 10 me In two minutes and half Here where's nv
nat ana coai I'm going OF and hang myself for marry
"Jsnes! you're Just mean as you can Dol I'm sure
I've understood ever, word you've said, and | won't
kut Peters had led.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-08

engagement at the Fourteenth Street Theatroi "a
will then take q holiday. The success OF me- Wv.
Homestead" at this theatre has been one OF the ~
prising features of the past season. originah! ss
upon the stage with bare hope on the part OF w
mana of extending the engagement beyond
weeks tho piece has continued to absolutely nI ar,
house for many months. Even now tnere - ,or
accession rather than abatement OF applications
seats and Mr. Rosenquest has put on sale tickets ''
all the remaining performances
On Tuesday night the anniversary production, s =,
Ermnie" takes place at the Casino. The occSs'd
Is really the 374th performance OF the opera, inoua
ing its weeks out OF to when Miss Cameron W.
entertaining microscopical audiences at the Css =.
Everything that can be done by Mr.. Aronson VIII
done to make the house attractive. Roses and o'H
flowers will drape the front OF the boxes and tho
lars supporting the balconies. Decorators, too sbe
been at work tor the last few months rotrescons
interior and by tomorrow everything will IN
mess As has been mentioned before, 1t is hkey
the opera will continue to attract during the ether
summer. I" In fact" said Mr. Aronson the o Tor
night, the novelties have had In preparatio. a
the last six months will be antiquities before we AID
chance to produce them" This prospect howev1 az
not seem to worry Mr.. Aronson to an alarmns
tent.
Dion Boucicault who has been doing better business
with the Shraughraun," has made another onsI -.
in his plans He will go to Chicago az soon 90 .,
NewYoIk engagement Is at an end. This re'a' .nat
his original plan is due principally to the fsct
Horace MoVicker, the son OF the veteran Cn''sss
manager J. H. Movicker was in NewYork tins ,ass
week. and represented to Mr. Bouccaut rather iorSr
bly, that he would save himself world of trouoe
fulfilling the contract which required him 70 P'"'
season at Mo Yickers Theatre.
William Matthews. who during the last season n"s
represented T. Henry French as business manas.a "
the Grand Opera House. is going to try specu,',oaa
OF his own during the coming summer. He has oa.S
from Mr.. French the Grand Opera House LOT tne
period during which in past years it has remanea ,
closed He intends produce there such stanua. .h
hard work to make little money One Of bis ideas
to produce Hazel KIRK" with the original company
including Mr. Couldook.
In Selma Dolaros comedy of Fashion wnich 10
to be produced at the Madison Square Theatre ness
Thursday for her benefit. Annie Robe will pray tno
leading part that of young girl married 70 pan
whom she does not value at his worth. ammo nus,
sell, Mrs. Madison, Il. j. Heniey Heroert hegey On.
Harry Edwards will also be in the cast pen A'@'0 40
putting the piece on the stage tor Miss Doiaro'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-08
VIVIAN. sa1EsyoMAY'S RUDEygSS COST

From the BOstVF TUT
A sto,v has como to my hearing when SHOWS now
oh determination may be worth lady from
uoh town came to Boston instead oil going to
M Vork "a was her habit, to do shopping Tor her
twelve children She vas directed to famous estao-
ishmeut where the styles and the prices are always
., the first quality. At first she WAS very politely
trea,ed by the saleswoman, until she asked Tor
samples OF garments OF all ages from tour to eighteen
wh.n Immediately she came TO be looked upon WIN
susnieiou particularly as the price seemed to be OF
It,ts consequence Finally the indifference oil the
saleswoman grew into rudeness, and the lady was
actually driven out OF the establishment by the out
rageous manners OF the attendant
This apparently ineIphcaole behavior was AZ
Last raced 10 the fact that the saleswoman hau sus
peoed her customer OF coming to buy models LOT SONS
al establishments and unwilling that tDo
xusye STYLES OF the famous Boston house should Oe
onns5' The custom OF mllonai,es family where
there are twelve ,hdren to be clothed shisb.
which ia worth effort to secure, Out tn"' es'ao"
ment has lost the golden chance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-08
SHE DID NOT BUY THE IA OKEL

From Inc ivy it"tos,
lady went into one OF the fashionable Boston shops
recently buy wrap and. In course Oh ner search LOT
tSe rt,ht thing picked up from the counter cloth
acke the color Of which greatly pleased her 1t was
J red but heavily braided, and to her taste IL would
uaIh liked batter without the elaborate trimming
nnS il up TO Inspect It's peculiar cut she said to the
,tndant should ike this one. III Is very nanusoue
ror all that common passementerie on the 'front.'
Exeuse me. madame. said voice behind her, IN
J on 10 try on another II The lady, who Is keenly
y Is 70 situations, says she felt like one OF the things
better left unsaid IN Punch and got out OF the way vs.
oucky as possible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-08
Agony II Courted

nv nerson, who attacked by mild form OF rheumatism
,.., n .s.s prompt relief Subsequent torture pro-
wanted by an immediate resort to Hosetters Stomach
,sr, slight exposure an occasional drausht viii oes''
n,o malady wher, there predisposition 10 !" wv
blood II is not arrest the trouble ~ 'H0
but well nigh impossible TO eradicate II when
evidence In relation to this superb bloc" depu'eh'
0o,,uys than that which establishes It's s'n'A''
v.u,vo and remedy for rheumatism Not only Is wv.
onv, I'M, .ats which the vegetable and mineral p0''"'
..n an - curativss OF the disease are not
,.,u.. tho rheumatic vrus from the system "0'e'''
80 ana .rus bousnsss constipation and dysosp''>
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-08
A SLIGHT CONFUSION

poss [ze bit confused bout suthin' sold ono OF the
oro at the market TO Detective Webb the
other day 80.
{" Well, what 10 "a" go
"What does per annum moant
.Pvr year, OF course"
"a null yari"
Eyes"
"Cen't be no mistake ~
"No, sir" $500, -, $500 4. 49,
twenty per cent per annum dat means twenty cents
var, does 1t I"
{" IL does" ,,,.,
"Hul Oars gwne 10 be dc biggest row IN hahtuox
tonight you cher hearn tell or
- About WHAT"
About dat per annum. borryed " OF de pusson
at twenty per cent per an fur de las
foeen months he's collecting twenty cents week as
regular IA clock stuck right W IL, he did, dat per
annum meant cherry Saturday night Lawd but when
gits desc yer DAVIS on him won't per annum take hop
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-08

Tho dignity dspth and value Of American journal
,.m are Illustrated once in while by paragraphs like
this from "The Newman independent: a. Splinter
their pest grls They returned home MONDAY morn
Ing" What could be moro concise moro vivio moro
poetic, moro Important fIsomervmo 'ournAs